wise man
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wise man
- /ˈwʌɪzman/ UK
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wise + man
noun wise men · wiseman
- A man who is wise. That is the reason, why some say, that the wiseman liveth as long as he ought, and not so long as he can.
- A man who is a sage or seer. Steady old Väinämöinen / the everlasting wise man [translating tietäjä] / was driving along his roads / pacing out his ways / in those glades of Väinö-land / on the Kalevala heaths.
- A magus or wizard, now especially one of the three biblical magi. Some of the other charms employed by the wise men had a more tangled pedigree.
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Talk about this word "wise man." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wise%20man. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wise man. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wise%20man "wise man." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wise%20man.
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@misc{wise_man_2026,
title = {wise man},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wise%20man},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
